Deputy head of digital investigation for Europe at Agence France-Presse, based in London.
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New story from @anujchopra.bsky.social on AI-powered 'nudify' apps, with additional reporting by me and Sonia González Fernández.
Deeply concerning that these apps -- which rose to prominence targeting celebrities -- are being increasingly weaponised against children
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The jailing of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival has sparked demos in Turkey but this footage of a massive crowd circulating online does not show one of the rallies.
It depicts pilgrims in East Timor when Pope Francis visited in 2024 factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
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🇷🇴 George Simion, the frontrunner in Romania's presidential runoff, is a former football hooligan and fan of US President Donald Trump who is promising to put "Romania first" uk.news.yahoo.com/george-simio...
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Trump displays Democratic Republic of Congo photo as proof of South African 'genocide'.
He and his allies have spread baseless claims of a "genocide" targeting white farmers in South Africa, claims that the government in Pretoria has dismissed as false www.yahoo.com/news/trump-d...
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As ever, be cautious about what you share. Some tips for spotting AI-generated content factcheck.afp.com/tips-for-ide...
Content creators, often based in South Asia, are churning out AI-generated images of made-up Holocaust victims for money, targeting Westerners' emotional reactions, researchers told AFP uk.news.yahoo.com/holocaust-ai... by @annamalpas.bsky.social
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With 1.3 million followers, a Trump-supporting far-right candidate is riding a wave of popularity on TikTok ahead of the re-run of Romania's presidential election in which he is expected to win the first round
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After a Kentucky teenager died by suicide this year, his parents discovered he had received threatening texts demanding $3,000 to suppress an AI-generated nude image of him.His parents told US media t...
George Simion, the frontrunner in Sunday's presidential runoff, is a former football hooligan and fan of US President Donald Trump who is promising to put "Romania first".- Violence and insults -
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US President Donald Trump brandished a stack of printed articles at the White House Wednesday that he claimed documented a genocide taking place against white people in South Africa.Trump and his alli...
The Facebook post shows a photo of a pretty curly-haired girl on a tricycle and says she is Hannelore Kaufmann, 13-year-old from Berlin who died in the Auschwitz concentration camp.A girl called Hanni...
With 1.3 million followers, a Donald Trump-supporting far-right candidate is riding a wave of popularity on TikTok ahead of the re-run of Romania's presidential election in which he is expected to win...
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Looksmaxxing influencers have surged in popularity across social media, capitalising on the insecurities of young men eager to boost their attractiveness to women.
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Hankering for a chiseled jawline, a male TikTok influencer strikes his cheekbones with a hammer -- highlighting the rise of "looksmaxxing," an online trend pushing unproven and sometimes dangerous tec...
